Ahsoka Season 1 Episode 3 Proves Less Is More

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The third episode of Disney+’s Ahsoka clocks in at just over half an hour (considering the introductory recap and end credits), and that comparative brevity allows it to focus on one brilliantly executed action sequence.

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The episode opens with Sabine (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) training with droid Huyang (voiced by David Tennant) before Ahsoka (Rosario Dawson) takes over and submits Sabine to a more rigorous and force-centered training.

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IN ACTION The episode sees Sabine, Ahsoka, and Huyang arrive in the Denab system, where they are swiftly attacked by Sith apprentice Shin Hati (Ivanna Sakhno) and company in the service of Morgan Elsbeth (Diana Lee Inosanto).

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The battle starts as a classic Star Wars space dogfight and offers viewers one of the best in the franchise as a piece of action, but more importantly, as a piece of character development.

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Ahsoka instructs Sabine to take the tail gun and return fire on their assailants, and the two banter about who needs to improve their skills as a pilot and gunner.

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A SENSE OF WONDER Ahsoka’s lightsaber battle with enemy ships isn’t the only visually striking moment of the episode, though. On either side of it, there are much moodier, less exciting, but more wonderful images that show what Star Wars can be at its best.

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A SENSE OF HISTORY, FOR BETTER AND WORSE Not content to visually remind fans of what Star Wars can be at its best, the episode also reminds us of Star Wars history in other ways, some of which are better than others.

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In an early scene, General Hera Syndulla (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) requests aid from politicians, including Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly). It’s a frustrating scene for multiple reasons.

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Ahsoka Season 1 Episode 3 Proves Less Is More

The third episode of Disney+’s Ahsoka clocks in at just over half an hour (considering the introductory recap and end credits), and that comparative brevity allows it to focus on one brilliantly executed action sequence.

The episode opens with Sabine (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) training with droid Huyang (voiced by David Tennant) before Ahsoka (Rosario Dawson) takes over and submits Sabine to a more rigorous and force-centered training.

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IN ACTION The episode sees Sabine, Ahsoka, and Huyang arrive in the Denab system, where they are swiftly attacked by Sith apprentice Shin Hati (Ivanna Sakhno) and company in the service of Morgan Elsbeth (Diana Lee Inosanto).

The battle starts as a classic Star Wars space dogfight and offers viewers one of the best in the franchise as a piece of action, but more importantly, as a piece of character development.

Ahsoka instructs Sabine to take the tail gun and return fire on their assailants, and the two banter about who needs to improve their skills as a pilot and gunner.

A SENSE OF WONDER Ahsoka’s lightsaber battle with enemy ships isn’t the only visually striking moment of the episode, though. On either side of it, there are much moodier, less exciting, but more wonderful images that show what Star Wars can be at its best.

A SENSE OF HISTORY, FOR BETTER AND WORSE Not content to visually remind fans of what Star Wars can be at its best, the episode also reminds us of Star Wars history in other ways, some of which are better than others.

In an early scene, General Hera Syndulla (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) requests aid from politicians, including Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly). It’s a frustrating scene for multiple reasons.

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